Pulmonary emphysema

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Smoking
Association of CYP2A6 deletion polymorphism with smoking habit and development of pulmonary emphysema

N Minematsu, H Nakamura, M Iwata, H Tateno, T Nakajima, S Takahashi, S Fujishima, and K Yamaguchi
Thorax 2003; 58: 623-628. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review series
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease • 4: Imaging the lungs in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

N L Müller and H Coxson
Thorax 2002; 57: 982-985. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review series
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease • 3: Experimental animal models of pulmonary emphysema

R Mahadeva and S D Shapiro
Thorax 2002; 57: 908-914. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles
Increased levels of interleukin-8 in BAL fluid from smokers susceptible to pulmonary emphysema

M Tanino, T Betsuyaku, K Takeyabu, Y Tanino, E Yamaguchi, K Miyamoto, and M Nishimura
Thorax 2002; 57: 405-411. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles
Environmental correlates of impaired lung function in non-smokers with severe ₁-antitrypsin deficiency (PiZZ)

Eeva Piitulainen, Göran Tornling, and Sten Eriksson
Thorax 1998; 53: 939-943. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles
Detection of anti-cytokeratin 8 antibody in the serum of patients with cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis and pulmonary fibrosis associated with collagen vascular disorders

Naomi Dobashi, Jiro Fujita, Yuji Ohtsuki, Ichiro Yamadori, Takeo Yoshinouchi, Tadashi Kamei, Michiaki Tokuda, Satoko Hojo, Hiroki Okada, and Jiro Takahara
Thorax 1998; 53: 969-974. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Occasional reviews
Similarities and discrepancies between exacerbations of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Leonardo Fabbri, Bianca Beghé, Gaetano Caramori, Alberto Papi, and Marina Saetta
Thorax 1998; 53: 803-808. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short papers
Preferential binding of lysozyme to elastic fibres in pulmonary emphysema

Bronislava Shteyngart, Surachat Chaiwiriyakul, John Wong, and Jerome O Cantor
Thorax 1998; 53: 193-196. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Papers
Relationship of serum elastin peptide level to single breath transfer factor for carbon monoxide in French coal miners

C Frette, MP Jacob, SM Wei, JP Bertrand, P Laurent, F Kauffmann, and QT Pham
Thorax 1997; 52: 1045-1050. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Papers
Effect of age and occupational exposure to airway irritants on lung function in non-smoking individuals with alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency (PiZZ)

E Piitulainen, G Tornling, and S Eriksson
Thorax 1997; 52: 244-248. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]